I was in the 5th grade when I started in the concert band. Played until I graduated learning most percussion instruments. Started playing the kit after my sister got one for Christmas one year. I was about 21, practiced until I was good enough on the kit to join my friends band, and that was it. I have been passionate about music and learning more ever since. I taught myself how to record, write, compose, arrange, and produce as well as master music. I can play the guitar, bass, and keyboard but not extremely well and I continue to try and learn new things. I have recently been working on some Hip Hop projects and a spoof band. I played in a prog rock band for a few years and played a lot of shows. That was a great experience and I would like to play some more shows in the future. Currently I produce Hip Hop beats and have a few of my own songs as well as produce and compose for MosTly OaTs (spoof band)https://soundcloud.com/mostly-oats.. I hope this bored you tremendously because it seems long and quite dry. Thank you and Help Spread My Seed Please!

What was the first concert you ever went to?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! May have been at Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio.

What gear do you use?

I use a Pacific Drums & Percussion (PDP) M5 all maple fusion kit in tobacco burst pictured. Evans heads and Vic Firth sticks. Roc-N-Soc Thrown and a Pearl Eliminator Double kick pedal. I also have a Kat kt3 electronic kit that i use direct midi for a lot of beats I do and MosTly OaTs https://soundcloud.com/mostly-oats

What are you looking for from Fandalism?

Music of all kinds driven by passion and creativity as well as originality.

Who was your biggest musical influence growing up?

Rage Against The Machine, Buddy Rich, OutKast, Led Zeppelin, A Tribe Called Quest, The Mars Volta, Primus, King Crimson all of which were introduced by a friend or my father.

Man... I would choose my dad. He didn't get to see me progress to the level of playing I am at and we would be doing Zeppelin covers with him singing lead. He passed due to cancer in 2006. He was my biggest fan..

What's the biggest audience you ever performed to? What's the smallest?

The biggest would be in the thousands but I'm not quite sure on the exact number. Parades.. The smallest, I want to say 1, but it may be 2 or 3.

You're stuck on a desert island and only get to bring one album with you. What do you pick?

No way. This is impossible and can only be decided during such a dire situation.